The conference finals didn’t even get underway before the Kevin Love trade rumors heated up again. In a post about Sam Mitchell being a candidate for their vacant head coaching position, Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski writes that the Wolves are having a tough time roping in flashier candidates with Love’s impending free agency clouding the direction of the […]
The Chicago Bulls used a barrage from behind the three-point line and a strong second half to blow past the Minnesota Timberwolves en route to their sixth consecutive win. Joakim Noah was the standout performer – how many times has that been written this season – as he recorded his fourth triple-double of the season […]
Chicago and Toronto are locked in an intriguing battle of the third and fourth seeds in the Eastern Conference. Currently tied for third, both teams are in action tonight with Toronto hosting the Philadelphia 76ers, a game one would imagine they will coast to victory. The battle is particularly intriguing given the struggles of the […]
I apologize for this, but I’m short on sleep and over-caffeinated, so maybe this was inevitable. In short, I have discovered my favorite hypothetical trade involving getting Kevin Love to the Chicago Bulls. It started with this proposal from Steve McPherson of Grantland, A Wolf Among Wolves, Hardwood Paroxysm and others. Then I got ahold […]
Tonight’s loss to the Timberwolves was basically a glass ceiling game. Once Minnesota took the lead in the first quarter, they pretty much led by 4-12 points the entire game. While the Bulls never “let go of the rope”, as Thibodeau would say, it never seemed likely that would get over the hump and take […]
On the surface, the 22-21 Bulls hosting a 21-22 Wolves team that sits in 11th place in the loaded Western Conference looks like a very winnable matchup. The narrative around Minnesota is that they’re a below .500 team that struggles to finish close games, with a frustrated superstar and an overrated point guard whose […]
The Bulls were leading after three quarters against the Thunder, but they let the lead slip away. Kevin Durant took over for Oklahoma City and closed out the game. The Bulls had no one to answer Durant in crunch time. This isn’t a surprise with Derrick Rose on the bench. Luol Deng did his best […]
There’s not too much to say about this one. The Timberwolves have the worst record in the West. The Bulls have the best record in the East and demonstrated the kind of statistical domination you’d expect. This game was the NBA equivalent of somebody casually swatting a fly. Chicago outshot Minnesota 50.6 percent to 41.2 […]
Minnesota Timberwolves Status Check: Record: 17-57 Division: 1-14 Conference: 7-40 Home Record: 12-25 Last 10 Games: 2-8 Streak: Lost 7 Last game: Lost 85-82 to the Celtics PPG: 101.1 (10th) Opponents PPG: 106.8 (30th) Offensive Rating: 104.4 (24th) Defensive Rating: 110.3 (26th) Pace: 96.4 (1st) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .480 (25th) Turnover Percentage: .151 (30th) […]
If anybody thought the Bulls were going to fall into a trap the night after they beat the Lakers for the first time since 2006, then those people were wrong. By a lot. The Bulls thrashed the Timberwolves — who beat the Pistons in Minnesota the night before — without mercy or remorse. Chicago was up 21 points at halftime and […]
